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About Majhiganwa Village

Majhiganwa is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 250 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majhiganwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majhiganwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 70.85 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 250
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majhiganwa compares

By the 2011 count Majhiganwa is the 199th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 70.85 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Majhiganwa

Majhiganwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Majhiganwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majhiganwa from other places

Majhiganwa lies about 6.6 km from Sonbhadra. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Majhiganwa
District headquarters Sonbhadra 6.6 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 29 km

Villages closest to Majhiganwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghorawal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Majhiganwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Majhiganwa village had a population of 487. That makes it the 199th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Majhiganwa village has 250 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majhiganwa has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Majhiganwa is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majhiganwa covers 70.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majhiganwa falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Majhiganwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Majhiganwa.

Majhiganwa is about 6.6 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majhiganwa is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Sonbhadra is about 6.6 km away. Robertsganj is about 6.6 km away. Ghorawal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusinisph (4.1 km), Ganguhar (4.3 km) and Lakshimanpur (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Majhiganwa today is likely to be higher.

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